Neonatal mortality ihme in Palestine
Palestine: Neonatal mortality ihme was 0.64 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality ihme in Palestine, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality ihme in Palestine stood at 0.64. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality ihme in Palestine peaked at 4.26 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.64, in 2019.
Palestine ranks 115th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality ihme in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.21 | — |
| 1951 | 4.21 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 4.19 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 4.26 | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 4.14 | -2.8% |
| 1955 | 4.06 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 4.19 | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 3.93 | -6.2% |
| 1958 | 3.84 | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 3.74 | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 3.69 | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 3.55 | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 3.38 | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 3.34 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 3.26 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 3.08 | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 3.09 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 3.81 | +23.3% |
| 1968 | 3.08 | -19.2% |
| 1969 | 3.03 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 2.98 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 2.81 | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 2.74 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 3.45 | +25.9% |
| 1974 | 2.79 | -19.1% |
| 1975 | 2.78 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 2.74 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.7 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 2.61 | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 2.54 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 2.44 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 2.35 | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 2.83 | +20.4% |
| 1983 | 2.23 | -21.2% |
| 1984 | 2.17 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 2.11 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.04 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.98 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.93 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.87 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.81 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.75 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.69 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.63 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.56 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.5 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.46 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.42 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.39 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.36 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.37 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.37 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.38 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.35 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.33 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.28 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.27 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.22 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.22 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.17 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.02 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.96 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.89 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.84 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.79 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.74 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.69 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.66 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.64 | -3.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.64 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.97, 32% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.64 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.64, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal mortality ihme in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +25.9% | 2.74 | 3.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.08 | 3.74 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.33 | 3.03 | 3.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.81 | 2.54 | 3.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.19 | 1.87 | 2.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 | 1.36 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 1.17 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.83 | 0.64 | 1.07 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More health data for Palestine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 284 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality ihme in Palestine?
- Neonatal mortality ihme in Palestine was 0.64 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 in 1953.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.64 in 2019.
- How does Palestine rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
- Palestine ranks 115th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality ihme rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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